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Slave trade and human trafficking
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Kabange, Martin Mulunda - 2016
The literature has not sufficiently engaged in the emergence and expansion of the phenomenon of slave trade. This article estimates whether or not slave trade affects human trafficking using an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) with standard errors that are consistent with heteroscedasticity. The...
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The effect of intelligence on financial development : a cross-country comparison
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
We assess the correlations between intelligence and financial development in 123 countries using data averages from 2000-2010. Human capital is measured in terms of IQ, cognitive ability & cognitive skills, while financial development is appreciated both from financial intermediary and stock...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409062
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The Effect of Intelligence on Financial Development : A Cross-Country Comparison
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2015
We assess the correlations between intelligence and financial development in 123 countries using data averages from 2000-2010. Human capital is measured in terms of IQ, cognitive ability & cognitive skills, while financial development is appreciated both from financial intermediary and stock...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013028343
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Intelligence and slave export intensity : a cross-country empirical assessment
Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2015
The literature has not sufficiently engaged the emergence and expansion of the phenomenon of Slave export. This article contributes to the existing stream by examining the role of human capital or intelligence on slave exports. We postulate and justify a reasonable hypothesis that countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408379
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To Be or Not Be An International University?
Nagi, Kuldeep - 2019
For most of the last century, majority of the universities in USA catered to the local needs and the economy. In the beginning of the 20th Century few universities in the USA started to expand to attract students across the borders and the region and gradually acquired national and international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014107541
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Emerging Sectors for Innovations, Initiatives, Policies and Entrepreneurship : Tackling the Climate Change Threats
Jain, Trilok Kumar; Jain, Er. Nirupa - 2019
The authors discuss about the current status of the world and try to explore sectors for the future entrepreneurs, policy analysts. The authors have tried to identify two most promising sectors for social entrepreneurs and policy enthusiasts to act upon for the challenges of the tomorrow. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014108135
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The Global Education Industry
Tooley, James - 2006
The first edition of this pioneering book produced surprising conclusions from research around the world into the extent of private education. Drawing on examples from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Peru, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and other countries, Professor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014066462
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Intelligence and Slave Export Intensity : A Cross-Country Empirical Assessment
Asongu, Simplice - 2015
The literature has not sufficiently engaged the emergence and expansion of the phenomenon of Slave export. This article contributes to the existing stream by examining the role of human capital or intelligence on slave exports. We postulate and justify a reasonable hypothesis that countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013015332
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Memories and Social Change : Creative Knowledge Society versus Global Crisis
Bulz, Nicolae - 2022
complete a Charta I of GENEROSITY-CREATIVITY-SOLIDARITY WITHIN CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP, to largely diffuse the Charta I and to … result, at least, from the construct CREATIVE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY WITHIN A NEGOTIATION NEXUS ONTO THE COMPLEXITY OF HUMANKIND … WORLD, SUBTLE INDICATORS, ECO-CONSCIOUSNESS till to construct a self-sustained Center for a Creative Negotiation Nexus onto …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013291674
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The value of smarter teachers : international evidence on teacher cognitive skills and student performance
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Piopiunik, Marc; Wiederhold, Simon - 2014
Differences in teacher quality are commonly cited as a key determinant of the huge international student performance gaps. However, convincing evidence on this relationship is still lacking, in part because it is unclear how to measure teacher quality consistently across countries. We use unique...
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